The 2013 Skip Barber Winter Race Series and MAZDASPEED Challenge kicks off this weekend at the iconic Road Atlanta race track in Braselton. The first weekend of the series will be full of exciting races to start Saturday morning with live timing available at skipbarber.com. A talented field of racers--the future of USF2000, Pro Mazda, Continental Tire, TUDOR USCC, INDY Lites and the IZOD Indycar Series--will perfect their skills under the guidance of the renowned Skip Barber Racing School instructors.
With more than 25 competitors participating in Skip Barber Winter Race Series season opener, the season will definitely kick-off with bang.
The field is split between the 2013 MAZDASPEED Challenge field, which races Skip Barber race-prepped Mazda MX-5 Cup cars, the 2013 Skip Barber Winter Race Series, which races in the classic Skip Barber Formula 2000 car. It includes 2012-13 Winter MAZDASPEED Challenge Champion Bryan Hixon and 2013 Summer MX-5 Master’s Champion Felix Borodaty. On the Skip Barber Formula side, 6 of the top 17 in overall points return to the Skip Barber Race Series looking to make their way into the 2014 Race Series Championship Shootout starting their journey on the Mazda Road to Indy.
Racing a premier race track across the country, the 2013-14 Skip Barber Winter Race Series and MAZDASPEED Challenge awards $300,000 in career advancement scholarships.
2013-2014 Winter Series Schedule:
Rounds 1 & 2 at Road Atlanta - Nov. 14-17, 2013Rounds 3 & 4 at Carolina Motorsports Park - Dec. 5-7, 2013Rounds 5 & 6 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Road Course - Jan. 15-19, 2014Rounds 7 & 8 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Feb. 6-9, 2014Rounds 9 & 10 at Sebring International Raceway - Feb. 12-16, 2014Rounds 11 & 12 at NOLA Motorsports Park - Mar. 7-9, 2014Rounds 13 & 14 at Sebring International Raceway - Apr. 1-5, 2014Awards for 2013 Summer Series and 2013-14 Winter Series
1st Place: $25,000 SBRS Credits and entry into the 2014 Race Series Championship Shootout2nd Place: $15,000 SBRS Credits and entry into the 2014 Race Series Championship Shootout3rd Place: $10,000 SBRS Credits and entry into the 2014 Race Series Championship Shootout4th Place: Entry into the 2014 Race Series Championship Shootout5th Place: Entry into the 2014 Race Series Championship Shootout Most Improved: $5,000 SBRS CreditRookie of the Year: $5,000 SBRS CreditMaster's Prizes
1st Place: $25,000 SBRS Credits2nd Place: $15,000 SBRS Credits3rd Place: $10,000 SBRS Credits Grand Master's Prizes*
1st Place: $10,000 SBRS Credits
2013-2014 Winter MAZDASPEED Challenge Series Schedule:
Rounds 1, 2, & 3 at Road Atlanta - Nov. 14-17, 2013Rounds 4, 5, & 6 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Road Course - Jan. 15-19, 2014Rounds 7, 8, & 9 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Feb. 6-9, 2014Rounds 10, 11, & 12 at Sebring International Raceway - Feb. 12-16, 2014Rounds 13, 14, & 15 at Sebring International Raceway - Apr. 1-5, 2014Awards for the 2013-14 Winter MAZDASPEED Challenge
1st Place: Half Season in Skip Barber Racing School MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge 2nd Place: $15,000 SBRS Credit3rd Place: $10,000 SBRS CreditMost Improved: $5,000 SBRS CreditRookie of the Year: $5,000 SBRS Credit Master's Prizes
1st Place: $25,000 SBRS Credits 2nd Place: $15,000 SBRS Credits3rd Place: $10,000 SBRS Credits Grand Master's Prizes*
1st Place: $10,000 SBRS Credits*Grand Masters and Masters compete for Master's Title
About Skip Barber Racing School Race Series
For 38 years, Skip Barber Racing School LLC, has been the leader in training motorsport legends of the future through entry-level, equal car championships. The athletes are given media exposure, expert coaching, on-track arrive-and-drive experience, financial awards and motorsport scholarships. Skip Barber Racing School launched the auto racing careers of Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti, Scott Speed, A.J. Allmendinger, Raphael Matos, John Edwards, Conor Daly, Spencer Pigot and many more.
